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Solidarity, AfriForum slam VAT hike
Trade union Solidarity has described Treasury’s proposal to increase value-added tax by 1% over the next two years as ...
Budget 2025 | SACP slams 'regressive' VAT hike, proposes wealth tax to protect poor South Africans
The South African Communist Party strongly opposes Finance Minister Godongwana's proposed VAT increases, arguing they will ...
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DA's rejection of budget is trying to strongarm President into making other concessions - Godongwana
DA leader John Steenhuisen flatly rejected Godongwana’s budget despite Treasury backing down from an original 2 percentage ...
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South Africa’s budget may be tweaked further, finance minister says
South Africa’s budget may be tweaked further as more talks between political parties will try to overcome differences over a contentious plan to raise value-added tax, the country’s finance minister ...
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Budget may be tweaked further, Godongwana says
South Africa's budget may be tweaked further as more talks between political parties will try to overcome differences over a ...
Indonesia keeps 2025 budget deficit forecast unchanged despite tax revenues slump
Indonesia's government is maintaining its forecast that the budget deficit will be 2.53% of GDP this year despite a 30% ...
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Finance minister says no bad blood with SARS Commissioner Kieswetter
Kieswetter said that the comments he made in January about bolstering the revenue service over raising taxes were ...
South African rand slips ahead of local data, focus on budget talks
South Africa's rand extended its losses early on Thursday before manufacturing and mining data releases, a day after the national budget was tabled before lawmakers and met with resistance. At 0710 ...